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Stephan leads the environment, products and regulatory group in Vienna. He is also the European co-ordinator of the firm’s global global sanctions and trade (GST) group.

Stephan specialises in the fields of regulatory-driven disputes, particularly in the finance, energy, environmental, healthcare and consumer-facing sectors. He is known to be one of the top constitutional litigators in Austria. In the field of public procurement law, he advises bidders and contracting authorities on high-end procurement processes, particularly in the infrastructure sector.

In his role as European c-ordinator of the firm’s global GST group, he advises on critical questions of international sanctions regulations and policies.

He is the author of more than 40 articles in the fields of public procurement, constitutional and environmental law.

Representing Bayerische Landesbank, UniCredit, Deutsche Bank et al in the appeal against the Austrian Act for the restructuring of the Hypo Alpe Adria Bank (HBInt) according to which obligations amounting to several billion euros, and collateral securitisation of these obligations, had been extinguished by the state.

Representing the entire Austrian banking sector in an appeal against the early introduction and structure of the capital gains withholding tax in Austria.

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Profile quotations

Stephan Denk heads the firm’s public law team and has cultivated a wide-ranging practice. Clients are happy to report that he has a “deep knowledge” of their fields and appreciate that 'he does not just tell us what is written in the law, he makes recommendations based on our business.'

Chambers Europe 2016

Stephan Denk enters the rankings for the first time this year, having received outstanding feedback from clients. He covers diverse areas of public law, advising clients on procurement and environmental issues as well as representing them in administrative and constitutional cases. Interviewees describe him as 'very flexible and always available,' adding that he 'always follows the right path, is very detailed and has a great feeling for what is right and wrong in the mandate.'